Thomas R. Carper

Not long before he became governor of Virginia, Democrat Terry McAuliffe received special treatment on behalf of his electric-car company from the now-No. 2 official at the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new report from the department's inspector general. McAuliffe was among several politically powerful individuals from both parties, including U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., seeking special visas for foreign investors through a program administered by the department. But Deputy Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas's intervention on behalf of McAuliffe's GreenTech Automotive company "was unprecedented," according to the report. The long-anticipated report...

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